diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 5e96736a..5d9c7c58 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -186,4 +186,6 @@
     <string name="headlines_starred">Starred</string>
     <string name="headlines_published">Published</string>
     <string name="headlines_unread">Unread</string>
+    <string name="pref_headlines_mark_read_scroll">Mark read on scroll</string>
+    <string name="pref_headlines_mark_read_scroll_long">Headlines will be marked read when scrolling past them</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/res/xml/preferences.xml b/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 74d284f9..095f52cb 100644
--- a/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@
             android:key="headlines_show_content"
             android:summary="@string/pref_headlines_show_content_long"
             android:title="@string/pref_headlines_show_content" />
+        <CheckBoxPreference android:key="headlines_mark_read_scroll"
+            android:title="@string/pref_headlines_mark_read_scroll"
+            android:summary="@string/pref_headlines_mark_read_scroll_long"
+            android:defaultValue="false"/>
     </PreferenceCategory>
     <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/reading" >
         <ListPreference
diff --git a/src/org/fox/ttrss/HeadlinesFragment.java b/src/org/fox/ttrss/HeadlinesFragment.java
index 924f3b52..fce000fc 100644
--- a/src/org/fox/ttrss/HeadlinesFragment.java
+++ b/src/org/fox/ttrss/HeadlinesFragment.java
@@ -796,6 +796,20 @@ public class HeadlinesFragment extends Fragment implements OnItemClickListener,
 		if (!m_refreshInProgress && m_articles.findById(-1) != null && firstVisibleItem + visibleItemCount == m_articles.size()) {
 			refresh(true);
 		}
+
+		if (m_prefs.getBoolean("headlines_mark_read_scroll", false)) {
+			if (firstVisibleItem > 0) {
+				Article a = m_articles.get(firstVisibleItem - 1);
+				if (a != null) {
+					if (a.unread) {
+						a.unread = false;
+						m_activity.saveArticleUnread(a);
+						m_feed.unread--;
+						m_activity.refresh(false);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override